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Rugby Star Is Out, and Winning Big THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 Feb. 10, 2010 • vol 25 no 19 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Rugby star is out, and winning big BY ROSS FORMAN page 17 Sandra Gareth Thomas, a muscled sportsman in the ul- Bernhard timate macho sport, was admittedly nervous be- fore coming out this past December. He had the normal and natural personal is- sues to consider of family and close friends. He also had teammates, coaches, opponents, fans and his worldwide appeal as one of the greatest rugby players ever. “Right before coming out, I was really ner- vous,” he said. “Sports—rugby, in particular— have been my life. I can never imagine living without sports or rugby. It’s in my blood to play rugby. But I really was nervous for the reaction that I was going to get.” Especially since he made the meticulously- planned announcement in the morning, and then that afternoon joined his Cardiff Blues teammates for a match against Toulouse—which was a team he previously played for, and a hos- Kirby tile place for opponents. Dick page 14 “I thought the reception I’d get [before] that game might be a bit frosty, but actually, when my name was announced, and then when I took the field, it probably was the loudest cheer of the day—and that totally blew me away,” Thom- as said. “Ever since then, all I’ve heard is cheers. I think people appreciate what I’ve done and Turn to page 19 Chicago’s Chasnoff wins leader honor BY MICKI LEVENTHAL ists. Nobody really understood or valued what The marginalization of women’s voices, par- we did. The value of story telling and first voice ticularly in the news media became apparent to Sotomayor Salome Chasnoff, founder and executive director is beginning to be understood; McCormick Foun- Chasnoff in 1995 when traveled to Beijing to Event page 9 of Beyondmedia Education, has been named a dation [the philanthropic arm of the Chicago attend the United Nations Fourth World Confer- Leader for the 21st Century by Women’s eNews Tribune] is now one of our major funders.” ence on Women. The documentary she produced in the category of “Seven Who Invent a Better Chasnoff’s journey into media activism began about the conference led to the first iteration of Future.” Chasnoff, who received the Ida B. Wells when she was a PhD student in performance Beyondmedia, which was originally established Having NIGHTCAPS with Plucky tFebruary 3, 2010 Rosenthal at Berlin. Bravery in Journalism award, will join her fel- studies at Northwestern University. As part of as a commercial venture to distribute the docu- nightspots page 12 Celebrate It low awardees at a gala celebration in New York her dissertation project she worked with a group mentary. Mr. Chicago Leather 2010 competition at Touché. page 25 May 6. of pregnant teens and produced the documen- In 2000, Beyondmedia incorporated as a In addition to the activism on behalf of wom- tary “Looking at Teen Motherhood: The Fantas- not-for-profit educational organization. Today, en and girls for which Chasnoff won the award, tic Moms Video.” Through the honest telling of Chasnoff leads the organization and staff in pro- nightspots she and her organization provide media educa- their own stories, the project assisted the young viding education and services in four program n tion and advocacy for LGBT youth. women in changing both their self images and areas. Girls! Action! Media!, Women and Prison, pick it up status within their communities. For Chasnoff, and Q’d in Media provide their cohorts with me- “I am really thrilled to receive this journal- take it home Back on We show you ism award,” said Chasnoff. “It has been a bat- the experience helped crystallize the importance dia arts skills and technology to tell their own, the Rehab everything wagon. butt love. page 12 page 13 tle for us as we have been in a nether space. and validity of what she named “first voice, the Funders who support journalism saw us as the first-person accounts of lived events and experi- Turn to page 6 arts. 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